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Deals of the Hour / October 28, 2010, 11:40 pm

U.S. Cellular jumps on Galaxy Tab bandwagon

It looks like regional carrier U.S. Cellular will throw its proverbial hat in the Samsung-ring and offer its customers the Galaxy Tab Android device. Most of us, by now, are familiar with the device's spec sheet — Android 2.2, Flash 10.1, and 7-inch di ... (Source: Boy Genius Report 2010-10-29T01:38:34Z)

Fox rejects Cablevision's new offer to end impasse

L OS ANGELES — With baseball's World Series hours away from starting, Cablevision Systems Corp. made a new offer to pay Fox more for its TV stations in New York and Philadelphia, but Fox quickly rejected the offer, calling it "incomplete." Cablevision ... (Source: Boston Herald 2010-10-27T21:07:44Z)

Pancreatic Cancer Mutations a Headache for Doctors: Study

Pancreatic cancer mutations resulting from the spread of cancer cells are caused by genetic instability of the cells, which is why pancreatic cancer is so hard to treat, a new study published online on Wednesday in the medical journal Nature says. When ... (Source: The Epoch Times 2010-10-28T16:41:42Z)

Fox rejects latest Cablevision offer

LOS ANGELES — With baseball's World Series hours away from starting, Cablevision Systems Corp. made a new offer to pay Fox more for its TV stations in New York and Philadelphia, but Fox quickly rejected the offer, calling it incomplete. Cablevision ... (Source: Boston Globe 2010-10-28T06:33:14Z)

7 Business-to-Business Stocks Near 52-Week Lows

If you're aiming to "buy low and sell high," then it makes infinite sense to start your search with bargain-priced stocks. Regularly reviewing a list of stocks trading near their 52-week lows can be a great first step. Here, I'll try to do the initial ... (Source: The Money Times 2010-10-21T07:17:20Z)

Fox rejects Cablevision's new offer to end impasse

Fox on Wednesday rejected a last-ditch offer from Cablevision Systems Corp. to pay it more for its TV stations' signals, a move that could leave some 3 million Cablevision subscribers in the New York area with few options besides heading to a bar to watch ... (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2010-10-28T02:29:51Z)

Ship powers up from shore

Oct 28, 2010 (The News Tribune - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- A huge trailership three city blocks long tied into Tacoma's electrical grid for the first time Wednesday to cut pollution from the ship's diesel generators and to shave ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-10-28T15:37:16Z)

Genetic Studies Offer Clues to Pancreatic Cancer Progression

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – A pair of new genetic studies appearing online today in Nature suggest pancreatic cancer is genetically diverse, but typically takes more than a decade to develop into metastatic disease. In the first of these studies, an ... (Source: GenomeWeb 2010-10-27T22:26:29Z)

With World Series set to start, Fox rejects Cablevision's new offer to end blackout

LOS ANGELES - Fox on Wednesday rejected a last-ditch offer from Cablevision Systems Corp. to pay it more for its TV stations' signals, a move that could leave some 3 million Cablevision subscribers in the New York area with few options besides heading to a ... (Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune 2010-10-27T23:59:32Z)

Forces for cancer spread: Genomic instability and evolutionary selection

In new research published today, researchers uncover evolution in action in cancer cells. They show the forces of evolution in pancreatic tumours mean that not only is cancer genetically different between different patients, but each new focus of cancer ... (Source: Science Centric 2010-10-28T15:08:38Z)

Brownback says health care law cost is far above official estimate

Sam Brownback and other Republican U.S. senators across the country are telling voters that the new health care law will cost $2.6 trillion — a price that wildly inflates the official estimate. Brownback, who is running for governor in Kansas, said the ... (Source: Kansas City Star 2010-10-29T03:54:34Z)

Republicans offer few health care alternatives, some acknowledge

WASHINGTON — As they campaign to recapture Congress, Republicans are vowing to repeal President Barack Obama's new health care law and relieve Americans from rising insurance premiums and bigger government. But some conservatives acknowledge that the ... (Source: Wichita Falls Times Record News 2010-10-28T19:33:30Z)

Arkansans Among Select Group to Experience New 'Unlimited Any Mobile' Plans From Verizon ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct 28, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's most reliable and largest voice and 3G data network, announced today a new limited-time promotional offer in Arkansas, providing unlimited calling to any ... (Source: TMCnet 2010-10-28T16:48:51Z)

Port of Tacoma welcomes first electric plug-in cargo ship

State and federal officials joined Port of Tacoma and Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc., officials Wednesday to flip the switch on the Pacific Northwest's first cargo ship shore power. Sparked by an EPA grant worth nearly $1.5 million, two TOTE cargo ships ... (Source: Bainbridge Island Review 2010-10-21T20:31:54Z)

Oracle Takes Strategic Stake in Partner Mellanox

Oracle announced it has bought a 10.2 percent stake in Mellanox on the open market, but said it has no plans to make an unsolicited offer to take over the Israeli firm, Reuters reported. The companies did not disclose how much Oracle, the world's No. 3 ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-10-28T11:12:25Z)

Oracle Takes 10.2% Stake in Mellanox

Oracle has acquired a 10.2 percent stake in Mellanox Technologies of Israel on the open market, but Oracle said on Thursday that it had no plans to make an unsolicited offer to take over the company, Reuters reported. The companies did not disclose how ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-10-28T16:20:13Z)

Republicans offer few healthcare alternatives

As they campaign to recapture Congress, Republicans are vowing to repeal President Obama's new healthcare law and relieve Americans from rising insurance premiums and bigger government. But some conservatives acknowledge that the healthcare program offered ... (Source: Los Angeles Times 2010-10-27T17:25:50Z)

Blame a bug, not the campaign trail, for governor's absence at Port of Tacoma event

Gov. Christine Gregoire didn't lose her voice because she wore it out on the campaign trail as The News Tribune reported Thursday, but rather because a bad cold and laryngitis took it from her. Gregoire spokeswoman Karina Shagren said the gov canceled ... (Source: TheNewsTribune.com (blog) 2010-10-28T20:02:08Z)

U.S. Cellular get the Galaxy Tab too

U.S. Cellular has become the latest North American carrier to promise to offer the Samsung Galaxy Tab , following in the footsteps of Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T.  The carrier is yet to announce pricing or availability, but we're guessing it'll ... (Source: ANDROID COMMUNITY.COM 2010-10-28T12:59:47Z)

Fox rejects Cablevision's offer to end blackout affecting World Series

Cablevision said Wednesday it is willing to pay the same rate as Time Warner Cable for signals from Fox 5 in New York and Fox 29 in Philadelphia for one year, even though the rate is more than it pays for any other New York broadcast station. The cable ... (Source: USA Today 2010-10-28T04:53:01Z)

Ireland Drives New Bargain on Anglo Irish Debt

Anglo Irish , the nationalized Irish lender that blazed a trail in bad real estate loans during the country's banking boom and crash, made an offer on Thursday to its junior debt holders to exchange about 1.6 billion euros in dated bonds in the bank for ... (Source: New York Times Blogs 2010-10-22T11:26:41Z)

9 Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Stocks Near 52-Week Highs

Source: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, and Yahoo! Finance. I recently used Coca-Cola as an example of a stock Warren Buffett owns that you may want to steer clear of . Not because it's a terrible company. In fact, it's a great company. He ... (Source: Motley Fool 2010-10-28T20:37:55Z)

Irish FinMin: Greece, Portugal weigh on Irish bond yields

DUBLIN Oct 28 (Reuters) - Ireland's Finance Minister said on Thursday that negative developments in Greece and Portugal had helped push Irish government bond yields up in the secondary market. "The developments in Portugal and Greece have been negative and ... (Source: Reuters 2010-10-28T15:51:35Z)

Fox rejects Cablevision's last-ditch offer in dispute over fees

LOS ANGELES -- Fox on Wednesday rejected a last-ditch offer from Cablevision Systems Corp. to pay it more for its TV stations' signals, a move that could leave some 3 million Cablevision subscribers in the New York area with few options besides heading to ... (Source: CBS Sports 2010-10-28T04:02:55Z)

Oracle buys 10% of Israeli tech firm Mellanox

TEL AVIV: Oracle Corp has bought 10.2 per cent of Mellanox on the open market but has no plans to make an unsolicited offer to take over the Israeli firm, the companies said on Thursday. They did not disclose how much Oracle, the world's No. 3 maker of ... (Source: Economic Times 2010-10-28T09:39:21Z)

Mississippi Among Select Areas to Experience New 'Unlimited Any Mobile' Plans From Verizon ...

TUPELO, Miss. , Oct. 28 -- Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's most reliable and largest voice and 3G data network, announced today a new limited-time promotional offer in Mississippi , providing unlimited calling to any mobile telephone number in ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-10-28T13:35:35Z)

West Tennessee Among Select Locations to Experience New 'Unlimited Any Mobile' Plans ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. , Oct. 28 -- Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's most reliable and largest voice and 3G data network, announced today a new limited-time promotional offer in West Tennessee , providing unlimited calling to any mobile telephone number ... (Source: Earthtimes 2010-10-28T13:35:35Z)

Anglo Irish Creditors 'Gambling' on Better Debt-Swap

Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Anglo Irish Bank Corp. bondholders plan to block a proposed debt exchange that imposes losses of more than 1.3 billion euros ($1.8 billion) as they seek to force the nationalized lender to improve the offer. Creditors holding a 690 ... (Source: BusinessWeek 2010-10-28T13:14:06Z)

6 Brand-Name Stocks Near 52-Week Highs

I love bargain stocks, especially when they're hitting 52-week lows. Still, it can be instructive to also look at stocks that are riding high. For one thing, they can make good sell candidates. More optimistically, we may be able to find a few companies ... (Source: Motley Fool 2010-10-28T14:47:10Z)

This Holiday Season, Put the Samsung Galaxy Tab™ From U.S. Cellular at the Top of Your ...

CHICAGO, Oct. 28 -- /PRNewswire/ -- The day after U.S. Cellular launched the Samsung Mesmerize™ from Samsung's line of Galaxy S smartphones, the carrier is announcing that its first mobile tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab™, will be available to customers ... (Source: Sacramento Bee 2010-10-28T17:10:20Z)

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